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Contract consultant for Fio Partners LLC, a New England-based management consultancy that helps nonprofit leaders make better strategic decisions (http://fiopartners.com). Support nonprofit executives and boards of directors with strategic planning to set future direction and identify growth. Clients span many non-profit sectors, including social services, food insecurity, public education, children’s issues, associations and workforce training. Engagements include Strategic Planning & Implementation, Stakeholder Understanding/Research, Financial Health Assessment, Organizational Assessment & Redesign, Marketing/ Brand Building and Leadership and Board Development.

Connecticut, United States

Founder and Principal of management & strategy consultancy focused on helping business and nonprofit leaders plan for the future, find growth and solve problems. Focus areas include strategic planning, marketing strategy, research and insights, business/operating efficiency and leadership development.

Enfield, Ct

Established and led global market research unit , influenced company strategic direction, innovation and commercial performance by delivering research and insights on consumers, markets & competitors. - Oversaw global team of 50 and $20+ MM budget. Delivered primary and secondary research, intelli-gence and consulting that improved business direction, portfolio composition and marketing and retail strategies. - Managed complex annual project portfolio of 500+ projects, in innovation support, competitor intel-ligence, brand tracking, customer satisfaction, digital analytics & shopper research.- Expanded and globalized traditional research function. Secured funding to grow team 40% and budge 113% during tenure. Broadened insight scope and elevated performance expectations to increase strategic focus and client impact.- Established marketing Big Data analytics program as well as Asian and shopper insight disciplines.- Guided complex customer satisfaction tracking that generated employee bonus component.- Executive team member: Innovation Review, Global Marketing Integration, Digital Ecosystem.

Enfield, Ct

Led regional strategic planning activities in company’s largest region. Delivered strategic plans and broad array of custom management consulting and led strategy and insight team, with 5 employees and $2 MM budget. - Designed & executed process for regional 3-year strategic plans, led/facilitated management in as-sessing situation, identifying strategic direction & planning implementation. - Partnered with senior executives globally in development of foundational corporate strategies and policies designed to create global prioritization and consistency and drive business efficiency. - Developed comprehensive market penetration strategies for Brazil and Mexico.- Developed expansion strategy for U.S.LEGO charitable foundation in U.S. and facilitated full imple-mentation with foundation board of directors. Subsequently joined board for two-year term.- Led multi-year corporate philanthropic project to donate LEGO educational materials and teaching support to all public elementary schools in Enfield, CT. Oversaw program creation, implementation and operation, with annual budget of $150k, two employees and multiple corporate and public stakeholders.- Expanded highly regarded local consumer insight function with new shopper research capability.

P&L responsible for U.S. business of company’s largest customer, including leadership of complex customer relationship and all strategic, operational and financial activities. Led sales team and cross-functional collaborations that delivered retail innovation & operational excellence.- Doubled sales and profit in $200+ million business during three-year tenure, in first sales experience. -- Established first-ever structured global coordination between LEGO Group and Toys “R” Us across 8 countries that generated $300+ million revenue. Facilitated strategic dialogue between companies’ executives.- Prepared and implemented strategic and operational business plans, engaging regularly with Toys “R” Us and LEGO senior management.- Executive Teams: Americas’ Regional Leadership, Sales Leadership.

Ba, Russian Studies

Mba, Marketing

Activities and Societies: Paid Teaching Assistantship, Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society